Emergency-wheel for vehicles.



W. G. WISE.

EMERGENCY WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED SBP'1.8. 1.013.

Patented Nov. 24. 19 '14..

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VILLIAM G. WTSE, 0F SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA.

EMERGENCY-WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 241, 1914.

Applicationl filed September 3. 1913. Serial No. 787,919.

To all flo/ima: 'it may concern l i `llc it known. thatl, W 11mm Gr: WISE, a citizen ol? the lnited States, residing at Santa Clara.. in the county oi Santa Clara and tritate of California, have invented new and. useful improvements in EmergencylVlufels i'or Vehicles, oi which the following a. specification.

This invention. relates to an emergency runner l'or \.'ehie|cs.

,it is the object et' this invention to provide a runner l'or use on vehicles such as aus toinobiles;7 tractor trucli's and the like, in event one cr more oli'l'hc vehicle wheels, spindles, or other parts oli the running gear, become disabled, and which runner is so conslnfnctial that it can be casil and quickly substituted for a inkoken whee to enable the vehicle boing moved an extensive distance.

.A lnrther object is to provide a runner of the above character which is simple in construction, 'which can be taken apart and packed in a small space, and which is strong7 durable, and can be economically manufactnred.

"lhc invention primarily resides in a frame 'signiert/ed on, a, pair of caster wheels, means for attaching the ,trame to a vehicle axle, and .enfans for bracing the frame against lat- ,eral movement.

imcntion lurther consists of the parts and the eonstrimtkm and combination of parte, as hcreinalter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the aecomiianying; drawings, in whichfl-"ig ,gurc l. is a side elevation of the invention as applied. lfig. i2 a plan view. Fig. is a detail section on the line z-a of Fig. 2.

Vin the drawings /t represents the runner which is segmental in plan and is nl the center olf its upper Llace. The ends oi the l'rame A. are ltn'med with vertica openings to receive spindles 2 on vokes :L in which caster wheels 4 are revolubly mounted. The spindles 2 are retained in place in the 'trarne A by means of Cotterpins :'3 which paf-:s through transverse perforz: :..ous in the spindles Q, as shown in Fig. 1,l

which pins can be readily removed when it is desired to detach the frame A from the caster wheels. il. vertical perforation is also formed centrally ol the frame A to re ecirc a :spindle tl. the upper end ol. which is swiraled to a saddle '7; the saddle 7 having infini"rhcrical nndcni'ace adapted to coni zd i collar fia on the spindle 6, which desi red point.

collar is flush with the crown lacc on the arched portion ol the lramc 'A io lorm a rockablc support for thi` saddle T and permit of a slight oscillating movement ol. the saddle in relation to thev spindle (3. The spindle (3 is held in place on the frame A by means ol. a cotterpin 8 which passes through a. perforation formed in thc spindle (l below the underside ol.l the l'rame A, as shown in Fig. 1. .lho saddle 7 has a con1 cave channel extending longitudinally thereoli' for the reception ol' an axle Il, or other portion of a vehicle.

Formed on the marginal edges of the channel in the saddle. are horizontally extending flanges t), which are perforated at 10 to receive straps 11, or other fastening devices, which are passed through the perforations or eyelets 10 and around the saddle 7 and member ll to bind the member B and saddle 7 together, as shown in Fig. 1. The eyelets 10 are provided as a means for preventing the straps 11, or other binding means, from shifting longitudinally of the saddle T so that they will not be accidentally moved clear of the saddle and thus be rendered ineffective.

Means are provided 'tor preventing rock ing movement ot' the frame A either vertically or horizontally when the device is attached to a vehicle. Thieme-ans consists of an arm 12, having an arcuate inner end 1.3 adapted to extend into and lic against the `curved inner face of the 'Frame A. The arm 12 is rigidly attached to the frame A. by means of bolts 111 which pass through slots 15 in the arcuate'portions 13 of the arm and extend through horizontal perloratioms in the frame A; nuls l5 bring screwed on the outer ends of the bolts ll4 to clamp the arm 12 against; movement. lhe slots 15 are of such length that the arm l? may he adjusted at variousl angles in relation to the frame A, so as to dispose its outer cnd at any This constructhnl is provided lor the purpose ol i irmitting the outer end of the arln l. being` lashed to a member (l of the vehicle; a, strap 1li passing through a slot 17 on the outer end oi.' the arm 12 being provided vl'or lashing the arm 12 to the member (il.

It will he se( n that by removing` the holts 14 and the entier-pins` 5 and 8, the l'rame i castel' wheels 3, saddle 7 and arm 12 may he separated so that the device can he readily packed in a small. space.

the purpose olfl -ln the application ofthe invention the parts being assembled, as ,shown in Fig. 1,

,/"irhen a) Wheel on a lvehicle becomes' broken or otherwise rendered ineiectrve, the Wheel caster wheels aty each is removed and the axle is placed 1n th saddle 7 and dashed thereto by'means of the straps 11. The arm l2 isthenadjusted in such position in relation'to the frame A as to permit its outer end being lashed to some portion of he'vehicle by means of straps 16; the outer endpf the arm 12 being preferably connectedv eitherf'ffto the springs of the vehicle or to the frame thereof. When thus secured in place the frame A Will be effectively held against extensive horizontal or vertical rocking m'ovement, a slight oscillahicle can be freely moved with the caster'- Wheels a serving as substitutes for the removed Wheel. By providing apair of spaced end of the frameA., stability of the device is insured. This construction also enables the carrying of acon- In event it is necessary to vary the height of the saddle 7 so as to accommodate itto` axles B at various levels, a filler block 18 f employed, as shown in Fig. 3; thistillen block being laced upon the upper 'arched face of the trame A so as to surround vthe spindle and form Each runner -is designed to b'e provided with a series of yblocks or spacers 18 qf dierentl ld" heights, so that the device' maybe made to a seatk for the saddle?l its -1ear siderable load upon a runner of compara tively light construction.

accommodate various vehicles Without any Valteration or change in construction.

Having thus'described my invention what l claim` and desire Ato secure by L.''ters Patent,'is: .f'

1. An apparatus of the character described including a horizontally curved frame, upwardly arched at the center, a'fconcavo-convex axle support pivoted and rockable upon the top of the arch, and caster Wheels with `vertical stems turnable in the ends of the frame.

- 2. An apparatus fof the character described including a horizontally curved frame, upwardly arched at the center, a concave-convex axle support pivoted and rockableupon the top of thearch, aid axle support having perforated lugs atieach side and fieXible binding straps adated to pass through the lugs to secure the axle, supporting Wheels at the ends of the iframe,H an arm secured to the viframe, Vand means for connecting said 'arm with the main portion of a vehicle frame. A

. 3. An emergency truck, comprising ahorizontally vcurved and vertically arched frame 'mounted upon Wheels at its opposite ends, a concavo-convex. aXle support rockably pivoted .upon the top of said frame, an arm having end curved and adjustablyv secured in the vconca-vity of the frame,and means L at thefront end of said arm to secure it to the main vehicle frame in the line of travel of the machine.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set l .my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

y WiLLrAM e. Wise. Ntnesses i l,`WILLIA'M T. HEVEL, WLLLIAM Pn MAY. 

